#catra critical

[terrabdectyle]

#anti c//a #anti catra #anti catradora #anticatra #anticatradora #catra #catradora #spop critical #catra critical #adora #Catra's redemtion arc is bullshit! She deserves nothing. All she has is that crappy backstory. #Her fans are just biased but they don't want to admit it #Anyway #Adora has no reason to forgive that catgirl #Catra is trash😚 i'd rather kiss the floor than to rewatch this show

[starlight-bread-blog]

Ememy Vs. Abuser: Catradora

Disclaimer: Netflix doesn't allow me to take screenshots. I tried to find clips on Youtube but a lot of these are stolen. And an obvious tw for abuse.

When Catradora antis bring up how Catra abused Adora in seasons 1-4, a lot of people seem to be confused. The go-to defense is the following:

"Catra and Adora were enemies, they were put against each other in many battles. The 'abuse' is just what you'd normally expect from enemies to lovers".

A complelling argument, for sure. How can you expect of Catra to not be violent with someone who was put against her? The answer to this question can be answered through a different question: Why is Catra the abuser? Why not Adora?

What's the difference between an enemy, and an abuser?

1# The aggressor is particularly cruel to their future partner.

Catra doesn't use her claws on real people very often. She mostly uses them on objects or robots (or Shadow Weather's mask).

At times, it's clear tnat she would gain a lot from using her claws, but she doesn't.

One might suggest that it's because she understands the full weight of using them. Whatever the case may be, there is a person she doesn't seem to have these reservations about: Adora.

2# Their intreractions contain emotional abuse.

Catra often blames Adora for things that aren't her fault. She's cruel to Adora, deliberately and viciously hurts her.

She makes mean spirited remarks and belittles her.

Additionally, Catra gaslit her.

And wouldn't you know it, she takes pride in having control over Adora.

3# There is no balance.

As we previously established, Catra has no problem being needlessly cruel to Adora. But is Catra in the same danger? It it at least mutually toxic?

It's not. Adora can fight and defend herself, but won't do more than she needs. Meanwhile, Catra seem to relish in brutalizing her.

Further more, moments that could be considered romantic build up in their own, "spicy" way, are positioned with Catra on top, where Adora has no choice but to comply, where she's stuck there.

4# The aggressor got in the victim's head.

Adora has a guilt complex. That's not a controversial take. She takes too much responsibility and thinks everything is her fault. A lot of this stems from Shadow Weaver, but there's another source.

And Adora is very quick to internalize her cruel remarks.

In Conclusion:

Catra and Adora's relationship can and was abusive during the war. They share specific patterns of abusive relationships even at war zone. Catra hurting Adora isn't all war stuff, it's personal, it's abusive.

#anti spop #spop critical #spop critisism #anti catradora #anti catra #anti c//a #anticatradora #antic//a #anticatra #antispop #catra critical #spop salt #catradora salt #shera princess of power critical #catradora is abusive #tw abuse #tw mental abuse #tw pysical abuse

[misssakurapetal28]

C@tra Stans: OMG why people are criticizing C@tra so much!? She’s a literal teenager! Poor baby! 🥺

Also C@tra Stans: OMG C@tra and C//A is SO sexy and spicy! I love it! 😍😍😍

#BTW criticism doesn’t equal HATE #It means people criticize C@tra that doesn’t mean they dislike her #And even if they did it still doesn’t equal hate #it’s not the same thing #at least not ALL the time #I like S1-S4 Catra as a character #I just don’t like how her redemption was handled #So mainly in S5 #So yes I want better for C@tra #but not out of expensive of everyone else #Also it’s funny how shippers and stans will use the they’re a kid excuse #as a means for her to not take any accountability for her actions #but then will call the CA ship sexy and spicy #even IF they’re children #Which one is it!? #spop she ra #spop #she ra spop #spop critical #anti catra #anti catradora #catra critical #she ra and the princesses of power #she ra #she ra 2018 #fandom critical #spop fandom critical #Don’t like scroll pass or block #misssakurapetal28

[sapphic-agent]

In case you were wondering where I stood with any of these characters.

(Yes, Catra is in the middle. She gets her own category because I have complicated feelings about her)

#aang critical #rachel berry critical #catra critical #anti catra #tagging just in case #anti bakugou katsuki #anti regina mills #anti finn hudson #there are two more characters i would add #but won't for fear of death threats from both sides #also space #maybe I'll make a part 2 #if any fans of rachel and aang want me to add the anti tags for them i will

[kaythefloppa]

This is gonna shock a lot of y'all, but Catra stans claiming that Catra isn't abusive bc she "has BPD," and calling the people who call her such, "ableists" are in fact, ableists.

#spop critical #catra critical #spop salt #anti catra #i thought we already learned that mental illness does not excuse bad behavior and tnat infantilizing ND's is fucking dangerous #especially if said mental illness is not canon #but is purely a headcanon that ppl enforce as canon #but of course this is the same fandom subset that defends Catra's actions by spoutibg rhetoric that’s used to silence victims of abuse #and claims that calling Catra abusive is anti-abuse victim/anti-black (??!!!!!!????) #the gacha life community is laughing at y'all fr #i'm not apologizing for this take #if you're mad: take it up with ppl on Twitter calling people ableists bc they don’t agree with their infantilizing headcanons #and BTW you CAN HC her with BPD; Just learn to separate canon from HC and that mental illness explains certain behaviors not excuses it #tw: abuse #bpd #mental illness #tw: ableism

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Toxic Ships That Poisoned A Show

Because people say it's a straight person thing, but nope as some shows it's an all sexualities thing.

#helluva boss #helluva boss critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss critique #vivziepop critical #vivziepop criticism #vivziepop #anti-vivziepop #miraculous ladybug #anti-catradoa #spop #anti-spop #catradora #catra #adora #she-ra #anti-shera #anti-she-ra #star vs the forces of evil #star vs #anti-starco #starco #star x marco #star #marco #svfoe #anti-svfoe #anti miraculous ladybug #anti miraculous #mlb

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

can we stop the trend of putting traumatized and mentally unstable characters into romantic relationships as their “happy endings”?

#this is about catra but it’s also about hunter #THIS IS NOT WHAT THEY NEED. #they don’t need a badass girlfriend they need ✨THERAPY✨ #stop acting like romance is a cure to mental health issues #it’s such a harmful message to send to kids #again props to steven universe future for being one of the only children’s shows that actually promote therapy #steven gets with connie ofc but he also takes the necessary steps to actual healing like seeing a therapist and moving out of his hometown #anyway yeah #as a psych major this trope kills me every time #i just had to rant #spop critical #toh critical

[iddstar]

I did the thing!

The theme was some of my favourite battle girlfriends.

#arcane #she ra and the princess of power fanart #mighty nein #critical role #willow tv series #caitvi #Beauyasha #tanthamore #Catradora #vi arcane #caitlyn kiramman #Yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett #kit tanthalos #jade claymore #adora #Catra #fanart #color wheel challenge #colour wheel meme #colour wheel challenge

[lightlavenders]

she-ra (2018) isn't about redemption arcs it's about healing through love. unrelated did you know hordak fans and catra fans can coexist without condemning the other-

#i believe in the power of being a hater! but a lot of the criticism of this show (from its fans) is really bad faith! #stop bringing expectations from other media products to this show actually #teehee #spop #shera #catra #adora #catradora #entrapta #hordak #entrapdak

[terrabdectyle]

Catra stans: you want complex messed up characters but you couldn't handle Catra!

Also Catra stans: *woobify Catra, hate Glimmer, Double trouble, Shadow weaver, Scorpia and even Adora sometimes. Make characters like Adora or Glimmer look mean so that Catra looks less bad. Praise Catra for the evil things she does and are fine with her character only existing for a ship*

#anti catra #When i saw this post in the anticatra tag i was so dispointed #Catra is not even that complex #anticatra #spop critical #anti c//a #anticatradora #anti catradora #catra #catradora #adora #catra critical #anti stans #Anti catra stans

[pepper-butler]

im gonna be honest. i love hero x villain ships, and i love angsty enemies to lovers. but i hate catradora

why?

because of that dumb fucking redemption. if it was just a funny lil "what if the hero and villain had a thing for each other" ship i would've loved it.

but trying to redeem an abuser, blame the victim and play the relationship off as healthy? fuck no, catra is to be held accountable for all of her actions and adora deserves better than her. catra is a horrible person and the show should treat her as such, instead of an "uwu gay disaster baby".

enemies to lovers shouldn't be a victim being emotionally scarred from an abuser, it should be enemies who are equal to each other. i would much rather ship catradora if catra hated everyone else just as much as she hates adora

if you ship catradora, fine. good for you, honestly. but don't hit me with the "its healthy" bs, or the "you don't know what enemies to lovers means". i do know what it means, i just don't like the abuser x victim sort

#catras redemption arc can suck my asscheeks #spop salt #spop critisism #spop critical #catra is an abuser #anti catra #anti catradora #catra salt #catra criticism #catradora salt #catradora criticism #adora deserves better

[raviosprovidence]

This is such a dumb fucking post because holy shit, IT DID! Y'all saying it didn't either ignored the entire first four seasons, or just straight up think gaslighting, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and forcefully mind controlling someone and fantasizing about how you'll make them kill their friends is perfectly fine (yes, the latter thing did happen within the show, check out the episode White Out)

The problem is that CATRA SAYS 2 SHITTY APOLOGIES AND THATS IT. There is barely any acknowledgement on 90% of the bad shit she did. Nothing on calling adora stupid in a derogatory way. nothing about the excessive amount of violence or the insane amount of gaslighting done within the show. Hell, they didn't even acknowledge the fact that catra nearly destroyed the world out of spite and thus, *indirectly killed someone*. Never acknowledged!

We DO like less sanitized queer stories! When they're actually given the weight they deserve and characters doing shitty things aren't constantly excused or told that they're in the right. Gen V is pretty gruesome and that's very lgbtq+ friendly and not sanitized. Arcane is leading towards a lesbian romance and it's FAR from sanitized and child friendly. Everything Everywhere All At Once (though not technically a queer focused story) casts a lesbian AS THE ANTAGONISTIC ROLE against a straight woman and no one had a problem with that! Bottoms! Exists! The fact that it exists and got as popular as it is shows that this is just wrong.

Y'all just didn't watch the She ra . I unfortunately paid attention. Having a character get brain washed, apologize twice vaguely, and then kiss the main character doesn't excuse all the prior abuse that character committed.

#media talk #media criticism #she ra #anti catradora #anti catra #queer stories #also im so mad that 14 minute video showcasing all of the abuse #got taken off youtube #anyways we do like less sanitized queer stories #we just like good ones #she ra doesn't count

[spopsalt]

Catra and Stolas ran, tripped, and fell flat on their face when trying to make a horrible person sympathetic, so Rick and Bojack could run.

#spop salt #anti spop #spop discourse #spop crit #anti catra #spop criticism #spop critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss critical #anti helluva boss #helluva boss critique #anti stolas #fuck stolas

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Good Summary Of Catra And Stolas

Both are basically one side of the same coin.

#helluva boss #helluva boss critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss critique #vivziepop critical #vivziepop criticism #vivziepop #anti-vivziepop #spop critical #she-ra #she-ra critical #anti-spop #anti-sh-ra #anti-catra #anti-stolas #stolas

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

saw this post on pinterest and

just wanted to give a shoutout to this person's comment under it:

out of all the languages, they chose to speak facts. good for you, blue eye chicken.

#spop critical #spop #spop salt #spop criticism #spop discourse #she ra #anti catradora #anti catra #anti spop #anti c//a #antic//a #anticatra #anticatradora